John Alopos, proedros (twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
.̅οε
ροςλ
πνφε
νουσ
Ἱωάννης πρόεδρος Ἀλωπῶν γένους
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
.̅οε
ροςλ
πνφε
νουσ
Ἱωάννης πρόεδρος Ἀλωπῶν γένους
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
πλι.
τοισφιλο..
σφργι
εκευτε
ρου
πάλιν τοῖς φίλοις σφραγίζω ἐκ δευτέρου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5351 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1016. |
Translation
Ἱωάννης πρόεδρος Ἀλωπῶν γένους πάλιν τοῖς φίλοις σφραγίζω ἐκ δευτέρου.
I, the proedros John from the family of the Alopoi, am yet again a second time using a (different) seal for my friends.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
As Wassiliou-Seibt notes in her commentary, the combination πάλιν - ἐκ δευτέρου ("yet again a second time") is redundant. The owner has crafted two twelve-syllable verses to say that he is using one seal for private correspondence, another for his official documents.